1996 Seattle Mariners Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-76
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,723,850, Avg. 33,593
Ballpark: Kingdome
Manager: Lou Piniella (85-76)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1996 Seattle Mariners StatisticsTeam Record: 85-76
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,723,850, Avg. 33,593
Ballpark: Kingdome
Manager: Lou Piniella (85-76)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1996 Seattle Mariners Roster
The Seattle Mariners of the American League ended the 1996 season with a record of 85 wins and 76 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.
The Mariners topped the league with 993 runs, ignited by 245 home runs. Seattle yielded 895 runs. Ken Griffey walloped 49 home runs for the team, while Edgar Martinez, Alex Rodriguez, Paul Sorrento, Jay Buhner and Dan Wilson each added 20 or more, too. Ken Griffey drove in 140 runs. Alex Rodriguez paced all regular hitters by hitting .358. Sterling Hitchcock led the squad with 13 wins, and Bob Wells earned a 5.30 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Lou Piniella coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 993
Regular Season Runs Against: 896
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 1996 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 2, 1996 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 3, 1996 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 5, 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Seattle Mariners 6 | L | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 6, 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 7, 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 9, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 4-2 | 0-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 10, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 4-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 11, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 4-2 | 1-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 12, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | W | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 13, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 14 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 14, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | W | 4-2 | 4-2 | 8-4 | ||
| April 15, 1996 | California Angels 10 at Seattle Mariners 11 | W | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-4 | ||
| April 16, 1996 | California Angels 3 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 6-2 | 4-2 | 10-4 | ||
| April 17, 1996 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 7-2 | 4-2 | 11-4 | ||
| April 18, 1996 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Seattle Mariners 11 | W | 8-2 | 4-2 | 12-4 | ||
| April 19, 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 8-3 | 4-2 | 12-5 | ||
| April 20, 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Seattle Mariners 1 | L | 8-4 | 4-2 | 12-6 | ||
| April 21, 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Seattle Mariners 9 | W | 9-4 | 4-2 | 13-6 | ||
| April 22, 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays 16 at Seattle Mariners 7 | L | 9-5 | 4-2 | 13-7 | ||
| April 24, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 9-5 | 4-3 | 13-8 | ||
| April 25, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 9-5 | 4-4 | 13-9 | ||
| April 26, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | W | 9-5 | 5-4 | 14-9 | ||
| April 27, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | W | 9-5 | 6-4 | 15-9 | ||
| April 28, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 16 | L | 9-5 | 6-5 | 15-10 | ||
| April 30, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Texas Rangers 0 | W | 9-5 | 7-5 | 16-10 | ||
| May 1, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 9-5 | 7-6 | 16-11 | ||
| May 3, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 | L | 9-6 | 7-6 | 16-12 | ||
| May 3, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 9-7 | 7-6 | 16-13 | ||
| May 4, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 10-7 | 7-6 | 17-13 | ||
| May 5, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 | L | 10-8 | 7-6 | 17-14 | ||
| May 6, 1996 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 11-8 | 7-6 | 18-14 | ||
| May 7, 1996 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 | L | 11-9 | 7-6 | 18-15 | ||
| May 8, 1996 | Minnesota Twins 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 11-10 | 7-6 | 18-16 | ||
| May 10, 1996 | Kansas City Royals 14 at Seattle Mariners 10 | L | 11-11 | 7-6 | 18-17 | ||
| May 11, 1996 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Seattle Mariners 11 | W | 12-11 | 7-6 | 19-17 | ||
| May 12, 1996 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 13-11 | 7-6 | 20-17 | ||
| May 14, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 0 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 13-11 | 7-7 | 20-18 | ||
| May 15, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 10 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 13-11 | 8-7 | 21-18 | ||
| May 17, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 13 at Baltimore Orioles 14 | L | 13-11 | 8-8 | 21-19 | ||
| May 18, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 7 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 13-11 | 9-8 | 22-19 | ||
| May 19, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 7 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 13-11 | 9-9 | 22-20 | ||
| May 21, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 13 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 13-11 | 10-9 | 23-20 | ||
| May 22, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 13-11 | 11-9 | 24-20 | ||
| May 23, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 13-11 | 11-10 | 24-21 | ||
| May 24, 1996 | New York Yankees 4 at Seattle Mariners 10 | W | 14-11 | 11-10 | 25-21 | ||
| May 25, 1996 | New York Yankees 5 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 14-12 | 11-10 | 25-22 | ||
| May 26, 1996 | New York Yankees 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 15-12 | 11-10 | 26-22 | ||
| May 28, 1996 | Baltimore Orioles 12 at Seattle Mariners 8 | L | 15-13 | 11-10 | 26-23 | ||
| May 29, 1996 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Seattle Mariners 9 | W | 16-13 | 11-10 | 27-23 | ||
| May 30, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Seattle Mariners 1 | L | 16-14 | 11-10 | 27-24 | ||
| May 31, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 9 | W | 17-14 | 11-10 | 28-24 | ||
| June 1, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 17-15 | 11-10 | 28-25 | ||
| June 2, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 18-15 | 11-10 | 29-25 | ||
| June 4, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 10 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 18-15 | 12-10 | 30-25 | ||
| June 5, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Cleveland Indians 13 | L | 18-15 | 12-11 | 30-26 | ||
| June 6, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 18-15 | 13-11 | 31-26 | ||
| June 7, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Kansas City Royals 9 | L | 18-15 | 13-12 | 31-27 | ||
| June 8, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Kansas City Royals 12 | L | 18-15 | 13-13 | 31-28 | ||
| June 9, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 18-15 | 14-13 | 32-28 | ||
| June 10, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Minnesota Twins 13 | L | 18-15 | 14-14 | 32-29 | ||
| June 11, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 18 at Minnesota Twins 8 | W | 18-15 | 15-14 | 33-29 | ||
| June 12, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 18-15 | 16-14 | 34-29 | ||
| June 14, 1996 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 1 | L | 18-16 | 16-14 | 34-30 | ||
| June 15, 1996 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 19-16 | 16-14 | 35-30 | ||
| June 16, 1996 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 | W | 20-16 | 16-14 | 36-30 | ||
| June 18, 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays 11 at Seattle Mariners 3 | L | 20-17 | 16-14 | 36-31 | ||
| June 19, 1996 | Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Seattle Mariners 2 | L | 20-18 | 16-14 | 36-32 | ||
| June 20, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 20-18 | 17-14 | 37-32 | ||
| June 21, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 12 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 20-18 | 18-14 | 38-32 | ||
| June 22, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 20-18 | 19-14 | 39-32 | ||
| June 23, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 20-18 | 19-15 | 39-33 | ||
| June 25, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 | L | 20-18 | 19-16 | 39-34 | ||
| June 26, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 20-18 | 19-17 | 39-35 | ||
| June 27, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 | W | 20-18 | 20-17 | 40-35 | ||
| June 28, 1996 | Texas Rangers 8 at Seattle Mariners 19 | W | 21-18 | 20-17 | 41-35 | ||
| June 29, 1996 | Texas Rangers 9 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 21-19 | 20-17 | 41-36 | ||
| June 30, 1996 | Texas Rangers 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 22-19 | 20-17 | 42-36 | ||
| July 1, 1996 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 22-20 | 20-17 | 42-37 | ||
| July 2, 1996 | Oakland Athletics 11 at Seattle Mariners 6 | L | 22-21 | 20-17 | 42-38 | ||
| July 3, 1996 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 23-21 | 20-17 | 43-38 | ||
| July 4, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 23-21 | 21-17 | 44-38 | ||
| July 5, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 23-21 | 22-17 | 45-38 | ||
| July 6, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 23-21 | 23-17 | 46-38 | ||
| July 7, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 23-21 | 23-18 | 46-39 | ||
| July 11, 1996 | California Angels 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 24-21 | 23-18 | 47-39 | ||
| July 12, 1996 | California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 | W | 25-21 | 23-18 | 48-39 | ||
| July 13, 1996 | California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 25-22 | 23-18 | 48-40 | ||
| July 14, 1996 | California Angels 0 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 26-22 | 23-18 | 49-40 | ||
| July 15, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 26-22 | 24-18 | 50-40 | ||
| July 16, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 12 | L | 26-22 | 24-19 | 50-41 | ||
| July 17, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 26-22 | 24-20 | 50-42 | ||
| July 18, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 15 at California Angels 3 | W | 26-22 | 25-20 | 51-42 | ||
| July 19, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 4 at California Angels 9 | L | 26-22 | 25-21 | 51-43 | ||
| July 20, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 4 at California Angels 5 | L | 26-22 | 25-22 | 51-44 | ||
| July 21, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at California Angels 2 | W | 26-22 | 26-22 | 52-44 | ||
| July 22, 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 27-22 | 26-22 | 53-44 | ||
| July 23, 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Seattle Mariners 3 | L | 27-23 | 26-22 | 53-45 | ||
| July 24, 1996 | Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 28-23 | 26-22 | 54-45 | ||
| July 25, 1996 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 28-24 | 26-22 | 54-46 | ||
| July 26, 1996 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Seattle Mariners 6 | W | 29-24 | 26-22 | 55-46 | ||
| July 27, 1996 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Seattle Mariners 13 | W | 30-24 | 26-22 | 56-46 | ||
| July 28, 1996 | Detroit Tigers 14 at Seattle Mariners 6 | L | 30-25 | 26-22 | 56-47 | ||
| July 30, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | W | 30-25 | 27-22 | 57-47 | ||
| July 30, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 | L | 30-25 | 27-23 | 57-48 | ||
| July 31, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 30-25 | 28-23 | 58-48 | ||
| August 1, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 30-25 | 29-23 | 59-48 | ||
| August 2, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 30-25 | 29-24 | 59-49 | ||
| August 3, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 30-25 | 29-25 | 59-50 | ||
| August 4, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 30-25 | 30-25 | 60-50 | ||
| August 6, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Seattle Mariners 3 | L | 30-26 | 30-25 | 60-51 | ||
| August 7, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 30-27 | 30-25 | 60-52 | ||
| August 8, 1996 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Seattle Mariners 1 | L | 30-28 | 30-25 | 60-53 | ||
| August 9, 1996 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 30-29 | 30-25 | 60-54 | ||
| August 10, 1996 | Minnesota Twins 10 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 30-30 | 30-25 | 60-55 | ||
| August 11, 1996 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Seattle Mariners 3 | L | 30-31 | 30-25 | 60-56 | ||
| August 12, 1996 | Kansas City Royals 10 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 30-32 | 30-25 | 60-57 | ||
| August 13, 1996 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Seattle Mariners 9 | W | 31-32 | 30-25 | 61-57 | ||
| August 14, 1996 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Seattle Mariners 1 | L | 31-33 | 30-25 | 61-58 | ||
| August 16, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 31-33 | 31-25 | 62-58 | ||
| August 17, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 10 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 31-33 | 32-25 | 63-58 | ||
| August 18, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 13 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 31-33 | 33-25 | 64-58 | ||
| August 19, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 4 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 31-33 | 33-26 | 64-59 | ||
| August 20, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 31-33 | 33-27 | 64-60 | ||
| August 21, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Baltimore Orioles 10 | L | 31-33 | 33-28 | 64-61 | ||
| August 22, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 10 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 31-33 | 34-28 | 65-61 | ||
| August 23, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 31-33 | 35-28 | 66-61 | ||
| August 24, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 31-33 | 35-29 | 66-62 | ||
| August 25, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 31-33 | 35-30 | 66-63 | ||
| August 26, 1996 | New York Yankees 1 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 32-33 | 35-30 | 67-63 | ||
| August 27, 1996 | New York Yankees 4 at Seattle Mariners 7 | W | 33-33 | 35-30 | 68-63 | ||
| August 28, 1996 | New York Yankees 2 at Seattle Mariners 10 | W | 34-33 | 35-30 | 69-63 | ||
| August 29, 1996 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Seattle Mariners 9 | W | 35-33 | 35-30 | 70-63 | ||
| August 30, 1996 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 | L | 35-34 | 35-30 | 70-64 | ||
| August 31, 1996 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Seattle Mariners 6 | L | 35-35 | 35-30 | 70-65 | ||
| September 1, 1996 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 36-35 | 35-30 | 71-65 | ||
| September 2, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Seattle Mariners 8 | L | 36-36 | 35-30 | 71-66 | ||
| September 3, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Seattle Mariners 11 | W | 37-36 | 35-30 | 72-66 | ||
| September 4, 1996 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 37-37 | 35-30 | 72-67 | ||
| September 8, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 37-37 | 36-30 | 73-67 | ||
| September 8, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 37-37 | 36-31 | 73-68 | ||
| September 10, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 37-37 | 36-32 | 73-69 | ||
| September 11, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 37-37 | 36-33 | 73-70 | ||
| September 12, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 37-37 | 37-33 | 74-70 | ||
| September 13, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 13 at Minnesota Twins 7 | W | 37-37 | 38-33 | 75-70 | ||
| September 14, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 37-37 | 39-33 | 76-70 | ||
| September 15, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 7 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 37-37 | 40-33 | 77-70 | ||
| September 16, 1996 | Texas Rangers 0 at Seattle Mariners 6 | W | 38-37 | 40-33 | 78-70 | ||
| September 17, 1996 | Texas Rangers 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 39-37 | 40-33 | 79-70 | ||
| September 18, 1996 | Texas Rangers 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 40-37 | 40-33 | 80-70 | ||
| September 19, 1996 | Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 | W | 41-37 | 40-33 | 81-70 | ||
| September 20, 1996 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Seattle Mariners 12 | W | 42-37 | 40-33 | 82-70 | ||
| September 21, 1996 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Seattle Mariners 9 | W | 43-37 | 40-33 | 83-70 | ||
| September 22, 1996 | Oakland Athletics 13 at Seattle Mariners 11 | L | 43-38 | 40-33 | 83-71 | ||
| September 23, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 3 at California Angels 4 | L | 43-38 | 40-34 | 83-72 | ||
| September 24, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 6 at California Angels 11 | L | 43-38 | 40-35 | 83-73 | ||
| September 25, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 11 at California Angels 2 | W | 43-38 | 41-35 | 84-73 | ||
| September 26, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 43-38 | 41-36 | 84-74 | ||
| September 27, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 43-38 | 41-37 | 84-75 | ||
| September 28, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 43-38 | 42-37 | 85-75 | ||
| September 29, 1996 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 43-38 | 42-38 | 85-76 |
